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The master's degree in biology (ecology track) provides students who have completed an undergraduate degree in biology or closely related discipline, an opportunity for in-depth study of ecology. The master鈥檚 degree requires at least 30 credit hours of graduate course work approved by the student鈥檚 advisory committee and either a thesis, or original report (non-thesis option)

The master's degree in biology prepares students to enter a Ph.D. program or for career opportunities with environmental consulting firms and industry, state natural-resource agencies and geological surveys, planning commissions and water-resource agencies, state and national regulatory agencies, universities, colleges and secondary schools.

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate an in-depth understanding of and the ability to communicate scientific information within an area of specialized study within the biological sciences.
A) Thesis track: Students will demonstrate an ability to conduct experiments, collect and interpret data, and disseminate those data in written and verbal modalities.
B) Non-thesis track: Students will demonstrate an ability to review and evaluate the published literature and effectively communicate their findings in verbal and written modalities.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of their ethical responsibility when conducting research in terms of proper scientific conduct and the rights of human subjects.